His Highness the Aga Khan visits Norway

Oslo, Norway, 7 April 2005 - The Aga Khan spoke at the Nobel Institute and signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Norway and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). Under the MOU, AKDN and the Norwegian government will explore and strengthen cooperation in the areas of culture, health and education, rural development, capacity building, human resource development and economic recovery.

Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance

Microfinance for Women in Northern Pakistan

Since its establishment in 2005, the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM) has taken over 25 years of microfinance activities, programmes and banks that were administered by sister agencies within the AKDN. The underlying objectives of the Agency are to reduce poverty, diminish the vulnerability of poor populations and alleviate economic and social exclusion. more